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September 18, 2012, Tuesday

McCormick & Company, the world's largest spice company, bought a Dutch spice maker C.M. van Sillevoldt for $73.7 million. The purchase will increase earnings by 1 cent, sales by $50 million in 2005 and profit by as much as 2 cents a share in 2006,...

November 3, 2004, Wednesday

The spice giant McCormick agreed yesterday to buy Zatarain's, a line of spices and mixes for Louisiana-style food like jambalaya and gumbo, for $180 million. McCormick, based in Sparks, Md., is buying Zatarain's from Citigroup Venture Capital and...

May 9, 2003, Friday

McCormick & Company, the seasonings maker, said it had received $55 million to resolve its claim that it overpaid when it bought the Ducros spice business from Cereol S.A., a French company. Cereol's payment settled an arbitration claim stemming from...

May 1, 2003, Thursday

The spice maker McCormick & Company said today that its quarterly earnings rose 26 percent, helped by higher sales of both its new and core products, and the company backed its prior outlook for the year. The company posted second-quarter net income...

June 20, 2002, Thursday

McCormick & Company, the world's largest spice and seasonings maker, said it was in talks to buy the Ducros herb business of Eridania Beghin-Say of France to bolster sales in Europe. McCormick said in a statement that the discussions were at an...

June 24, 2000, Saturday

The Federal Trade Commission approved an agreement today settling charges that McCormick & Company violated antitrust laws by discriminating in prices it charged merchants for spices. The F.T.C. contended that the company discriminated against...

March 9, 2000, Thursday

McCormick & Company, the world's largest spice maker, agreed today to let antitrust enforcers review its sales contracts for 10 years to head off a lawsuit contending that it had illegally charged some grocers more than others. The company said...

February 4, 2000, Friday

McCormick & Company Inc., the world's largest spice maker, said it would dismiss 300 workers and consolidate three British plants into two to free more money for new products and advertising. The job cuts, which will affect about 4 percent of...

June 8, 1999, Tuesday

Charles P. (Buzz) McCormick Jr., chairman of McCormick & Company, has succeeded at many things in his 70 years, but retiring isn't one of them. He stepped down as chairman once and as chief executive twice, but just could not break away....